The Dove

Tonight’s family service looked at the theme of ‘the dove’, one of the names of the Holy Spirit. Stephen spoke from Matt 3:13-17, when the Spirit of God alighted on Jesus at His baptism in the form of a dove and God the Father spoke, saying...

Prayer, Petition and Thanksgiving

Dave spoke this morning from Phil 4:6-8, looking at Paul’s injunction not to be anxious about anything and how we can rest in God’s care and plan for our lives. Prayer is the bedrock of our lives, our communication lifeline to God. Matt 6 reminds us that...

Updates

It seems incredible to think that we are in October already! Don’t forget the coffee morning this morning and men’s DVD/ takeaway night at 6 p.m. tonight – both give us opportunity to get together in a social context and enjoy fellowship. Men are...

The Power of Forgiveness

In 1940, during the Second World War, Coventry Cathedral was destroyed during air attacks. The Cathedral’s Provost, Howard, made a commitment not to revenge, but to forgiveness and reconciliation with those responsible. Using a national radio broadcast from the...

Revival

Revival means ‘to restore to life and strength’, an awakening, and is desperately needed in our country and in the world. To revive means to bring back to life and we need God to revive His church. When we read Matt 28:16-20, we see Jesus commissioning His...

Blissful ignorance or wise knowledge?

The world has a saying: ‘ignorance is bliss.’ With this mindset, unpleasant facts are ignored, rather like the ostrich with its head in the sand: Ignorance, however, doesn’t alter the facts (as the saying ‘ignorance of the law is no...